HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/30/2009 - Regular Minutes - Landmark Commission MINUTES
LANDMARK COMMISSION
(11111:*dir Wednesday, September 30, 5:00 p.m.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION College Station Conference Room, Rm 106
Home of Texas Ae'rM University* 1300 George Bush Drive
College Station, Texas 77840
Commission Members Present: Chairman Scott Shafer, Gaines West, Rodney Hill, Wahajat
Mirza, Shawn Carlson, William Lancaster, and Jerry
Cooper
Staff Present: Planning Administrator Molly Hitchcock, Senior Planner
Lindsay Kramer, Staff Planner Lauren Hovde, Staff
Assistant Nicole Padilla, and Project HOLD Coordinator
Anne Boykin
Others Present: Mike Luther, Hillary Jessup, Veronica Morgan, Nancy
McCoy, Morgan Harrison, and Mary Lancaster
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call meeting to order.
Acting Chairman West called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Hear visitors.
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consider Absence request
Joseph Williams—July 27, 2009
Commissioner Lancaster motioned to approve the absence request. Commissioner Carlson
seconded the motion; motion passed (6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Possible action and discussion to approve meeting minutes for
July 27, 2009.
Commissioner Cooper motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Commissioner Lancaster
seconded the motion; motion passed(6-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Presentation and discussion regarding the Landmark
Commission Calendar of Upcoming Meetings.
Acting Chairman West reviewed the upcoming meeting dates for the Landmark Commission.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a draft
Designation Report and the Oakwood Addition Historic Overlay and future Design
Guidelines. (LK/Nancy McCoy)
Lindsay Kramer, Senior Planner, introduced the two consultants from Quimby McCoy, Nancy
McCoy and Morgan Harrison. She briefly explained to the Commissioners that Nancy and
Morgan were going to give a presentation on the draft Designation Report.
Morgan Harrison began the presentation by giving a brief historical overview of the Oakwood
Neighborhood, its historic relation to the Texas A&M University campus, and the historic houses
in the neighborhood.
Nancy McCoy then explained character defining features, criteria that must be met for historic
neighborhoods, and types of styles currently found in the neighborhood. She further explained
that there are two options as to where to draw the neighborhood boundaries. She explained the
first option would be to include all houses built through 1950 and the second option would be to
include all houses built through 1960. She then answered questions in general by the
Commissioners.
There was general discussion by the Commissioners to determine how to obtain feedback from
the neighborhood. The Commissioners and Nancy McCoy agreed to poll the members of the
Oakwood Neighborhood meeting to get the property owners' opinions about the types of items
the Landmark Commission will be reviewing.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Discussion and possible action on future agenda items.
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: Adjourn.
Commissioner Lancaster motioned to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Cooper; motion passed(7-0).
Meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
APPROVED:
Scott Shafer, Chairman
ATTEST:
Nicole Padilla, Staff Assistant